$1,700 or less gaming build

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to be honest haswell cpus are just as good as a 3570k if not better and the z87 mobos offer more, so it's your choice to go 3570k or 4670k but i'm just saying there is no reason to not go with haswell everyone building a new build is using a haswell cpu.
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I have been hearing bad things about Haswell, so I'm just sticking to everyone else's opinion and going with an oc'd 3570k to 4.5ghz.
 
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to be honest haswell cpus are just as good as a 3570k if not better and the z87 mobos offer more, so it's your choice to go 3570k or 4670k but i'm just saying there is no reason to not go with haswell everyone building a new build is using a haswell cpu.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($220.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($137.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.13 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Plextor M5S Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.98 @ Outlet PC)
Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($112.99 @ NCIX US)
Mouse: Cooler Master CM Storm Sentinel Advance II Wired Laser Mouse ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1484.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-09 03:56 EDT-0400)

-Better quality board.
-Cheaper RAM.
-Cheaper SSD, Plextor is still a good brand.
-Better case and gpu, the GTX 770 should wreck every game at 1080p.

you're still tons under your budget. There's some things you can do to improve your build:
-Spend an extra ~$50 for the new LGA 1150 Haswell processor and motherboard. It's newer and more current.
-Bigger SSD, if you feel like you want to put more on it.
-A new monitor.
-High-end cpu cooler.
 
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